Friday, February 1st, 2019, Young Scholars of Western PA CS will be closed due to the inclement weather conditions.
Re-enrollment 2019-20 School Year
Please complete the online re-enrollment form for your child(ren) at https:// yswpcs.schoolmint.net/signup . It is our policy that current scholars will keep their seats in the school until they graduate, provided they submit a re-enrollment form by March 1, 2019. The re-enrollment period starts on Jan 1, 2019 and ends on March 1, 2019.
Failure to submit a re-enrollment form by the deadline (March 1st) will result in the student losing his/her guaranteed spot for 2019-20 School Year. If the re-enrollment form is submitted after March 1st, the student will be entered into the open enrollment pool of applicants for lottery, a random selection method, or enrollment on a first-come, first- served basis. For more information on student enrollment procedures, please visit our website at https://yswpcs.org/admission-procedures/ .
If you have any siblings that will be attending YSWPCS in the fall, please complete an online application for this child, making sure to click on SIBLING PREFERENCE. Siblings of current students will have a preference to available seats for the following school year.
Being able to anticipate numbers of new and returning students in each grade allows us to make preliminary plans with respect to space and staffing requirements for the coming year. Please let us know if you don’t have internet connectivity and contact the school if you have any questions at 412-668-2064 or info@yswpcs.org.
This year, we are using School Mint to assist us with enrollment and re-enrollment of students. Though you will be receiving the attached letter in the mail, the actual re-enrollment process will be completed electronically.
Here is the procedure for re-enrolling your children:
- You will receive an email and text message with links. You can complete the process using a computer or a smartphone.
- Follow the link and create an account to log into School Mint.
- All of your children who are current students will be listed. Select “Returning” or “Not Returning” for each of your children who are listed. Submit entries.
- For students who are returning, click on the “Re Enroll” box to complete the packet for each one of your children. This packet verifies your child’s information, including grade, address, phone number and email. Sign the bottom of the page. Submit entries.
- Once all of your children are re-enrolled, if there are any siblings who will be new students to YSWPCS, you can click on the green “Add / Edit New Student Application” and follow the prompts to complete an application for that child.
- You will receive a confirmation email for each one of your
If you do not have internet connectivity, please contact the school at 412-668-2064 or info@yswpcs.org to set up a time where you can come in and electronically submit your child’s re-enrollment form. Also, if you haven’t received a text message or email about Re-enrollment by Friday 1/18/19, please contact the school so that we can retrieve your account information.
YSWPCS Annual Winter Concert
This was an exciting event for YSWPCS. The concert for the International Winter Holiday Celebration was a time for students to sing and play winter holiday-themed songs. On the evening of Thursday, December 20th, students in grades K – 5 sang a total of six songs for family members in attendance. The Young Scholars band performed two-holiday songs as well. The Christmas, Hanukah, and Kwanzaa holidays were all featured. This concert was a wonderful success!
4th Annual Spelling Bee Competition
On Wednesday, December 19th, Young Scholars held our annual spelling bee! Students had been hard at work practicing their words to compete in the school competition. The following students were the winners of their individual Spelling Bee Competition:
Alex Weber- 1st grade
Saed Mugwaneza- 3rd grade
Hayden Fredrick- 4th grade
Riley Morgan- 7th grade
Each student that participated in our school spelling bee will receive scholastic dollars to use at our upcoming book fair in January. Both Riley and Hayden will go on to compete in our final spelling bee on in order to qualify for the Regional Spelling Bee! Our final school Spelling Bee will be held on Tuesday, February 5th at 2:00 to determine our winner.
1st Annual Math 24 Challenge
On December 20th, Young Scholars had their 1 st Annual Math 24 competition. Our 4th thru 8th graders competed by figuring out how to make 24 out of 4 numbers using only addition, subtraction, multiplication or division. We had great participation and fun during the competition. Our 4th and 5th grade 24 champion is Abubekir Hatam and Runner-up is Sinan Ali Musah. For middle school, our 24 champion is Jayvon Williams and Runner-up is Nicholas Bender. Great job Scholars! Make sure you keep your math skills sharp!
TigerBots’s Journey…
YSWPCS Tigerbots won many awards in WESTERN PA FLL GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP 2018:
1. Mechanical Design 2nd Place
2. Robot Performance 3rd Place
3. Robot Design Recognition Award
2018 GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT (Robot Game and Full Judging of Robot, Programming, Project and Core Values) was held on December 7th – 8th, 2018 at Sewickley Academy – 315 Academy Ave, Sewickley, PA 15143.
Now, the Tigerbots will start preparing for FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) qualifiers on January 19, 2019, at Upper Saint Clair High School.
In a FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) competition, teams of middle and high school-aged students are challenged to design, build, and program a robot to play a floor game against other teams’ creations.
1st Trimester Award Ceremony
On November 21st, students in grades K-8, along with their families, gathered in the MPR to celebrate the great academic success of the first trimester. Families and students were greeted with breakfast, music, and great company. Students were then honored with many awards for their hard work and effort during the first few months of school. Awards given ranged from High Honor Roll to our Top Role Model scholar. This is a special ceremony that we at YSWPCS look forward to at the end of each trimester.
Barnes & Noble Day
On Saturday, November 17th Young Scholars held their annual Barnes and Noble book fair at the South Hills Village store. Teachers, students, and families came together to celebrate a love of reading and Harry Potter!! We had musical performances by Mr. McClintock and cheerleading performances by the YSWPCS cheerleaders. Families were also able to make various crafts at our craft stations, go on a scavenger hunt around the store and get an early start on their holiday shopping. Proceeds from this years event will go to students in the school to promote a continued love of reading.
Thanksgiving Dinner
We have a lot to be thankful for at YSWPCS! On November 20th, we held a community Thanksgiving dinner in our cafeteria where staff and families ate and enjoyed together! Thanks to Lou and the crew from Getaway Catering for treating us to such a delicious feast!
Veterans Day
Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania Charter School hosted its annual Veterans Day celebration honoring veterans and active duty military personnel. We were excited to be able to serve our honored guest’s lunch and have an assembly in their honor. The band played and middle school students sang the star spangled banner to kick off the assembly. Each veteran was introduced and thanked. The veterans were given time to interact with the students. Each grade level personally met and spoke with three different veterans throughout the afternoon in their classroom. Today was a day to honor our veterans, as well as give the students an opportunity to learn more about what it means to be a veteran and serve our country.